diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/default.nix
index 025c0b5e54a..34e12fff18d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [bison pkgconfig glib gettext perl];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [glib];
 
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lgcc_s" ;
+
   preBuild = "
     makeFlagsArray=(INSTALL=`type -tp install`)
     patchShebangs ./